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Alabama Birmingham Football Team History


Alabama Birmingham Blazers
University of Alabama at Birmingham
 Birmingham, AL
Founded: 1969
Stadium: Legion Field
Capacity: 83,391
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Watson Brown
Conference: Conference USA-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1991  <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024
2002 Season Highlights
 Watson Brown enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Alabama Birmingham.
 
2002 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Florida  3   51   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Troy  27   26   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Pittsburgh  20   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Louisiana Lafayette  0   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Memphis  31   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Houston  51   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tulane  14   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Army  29   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Southern Mississippi  13   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. East Carolina  36   29   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Louisville  21   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Cincinnati  23   31   L       
 
2002 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored268
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed370
  Defense Average30.8
  Opponents Record63-76
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-5
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2002 Conference USA- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 10-2361222Won  17-36-2263179  Gary Patterson
Cincinnati 7-7409329Lost  19-246-2259174  Rick Minter
Louisville 7-6374319Lost  15-385-3243200  John L. Smith
Southern Mississippi 7-6282238Lost  23-335-3161142  Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham 5-7268370 4-4218233  Watson Brown
East Carolina 4-8335399 4-4250266  Steve Logan
Tulane 8-5361282Won  36-283-4150133  Chris Scelfo
Houston 5-7320393 3-5235293  Dana Dimel
Memphis 3-9303327 2-6190223  Tommy West
Army 1-11226491   Todd Berry

2002 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2002 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.